diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index b69aa27..6af8dc6 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pathtools==0.1.2
 pluggy==0.13.1
 py==1.9.0
 pycparser==2.20
-PyJWT==1.7.1
+PyJWT==2.4.0
 PyMySQL==0.9.3
 pyparsing==2.4.7
 pytest==5.4.2